The bean-nighe (Scottish Gaelic for 'washerwoman' or 'laundress'; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [pɛˈɲi.ə]) is a female spirit in Scottish folklore, regarded as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld.

A banshee (/ ˈ b æ n ʃ iː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.

The caoineag (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʰɯːɲak]) is a female spirit in Scottish folklore and a type of Highland banshee, her name meaning "weeper". She is normally invisible and foretells death in her clan by lamenting in the night at a waterfall, stream or …

2024年11月12日 · The Banshee, or “Bean Sídhe” in Gaelic, holds a significant place in Scottish folklore, known primarily as a harbinger of death. This ethereal figure is often depicted as a woman whose wailing signals the impending demise of a family member.

Banshees exist primarily in Scottish and Irish folklore, but a counterpart can also be found in Welsh mythology – and they are women whose screams and cries are an omen of death. Seems simple, right? Few creatures from Celtic mythology have as prominent a place in pop culture and collective knowledge of mythology and folklore as the banshee.

2024年9月20日 · A banshee is a supernatural being from Gaelic (a.k.a. Goidelic) Celtic folklore that takes the form of a shrieking—or sometimes singing—woman. Often associated with particular families, banshees warn of the impending death of someone in a household.

2022年10月2日 · In one tale, the banshee is the ghost of a girl who died violently and comes back to warn the family when such a death is about to occur again. In others, the old banshee’s red eyes and screams torture the living.

2016年3月31日 · These mystical creatures took the form of a beautiful woman, lurking the Highlands, waiting to seduce young travellers and drink their blood. Thought to be fairies, the Baobhan Sith were generally...

In George Henderson’s 1911 Survival in Belief Amongst Celts, a Banshee, or Maighdeann Shidhe, even gave the “Blue Stone of Destiny” to the Scottish hero Coinneach Odhar. In return for favours, however, it would’ve been extremely important to honour these spirits whenever possible, either out of respect for the Banshee, or from a place ...

2023年10月25日 · Bean chaointe in Irish, caointeach (or caoineag) in Scottish Gaelic, and keening woman in English all describe banshee for this conduct. These spontaneous vocal lamentations paid honor to the departed and their family in ancient Gaelic culture via the practice of mourners, which is where the term “funeral chants” comes from.